The word heart is a noun with many meanings.
1) a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation
a) the region of the chest above the heart. Example- holding hand on heart for the Pledge of Allegiance
b) the heart regarded as the center of a person’s thoughts and emotions, especially love, compassion, or loyalty. Examples-he poured out his heart to me or he has no heart
c) one’s mood or feeling. Example-they had a change of heart
d) courage or enthusiasm. Example- they may lose heart as the work mounts up
2) the central or innermost part of something. Example-right in the heart of the city
a) the vital part or essence. Example- the heart of the matter
b) the close compact center of a head of a cabbage or lettuce
3) a conventional representation of a heart with two equal curves meeting at a point at the bottom and a cusp at the top.
4) (hearts) one of the four suits in a conventional deck of playing cards, denoted by a red heart.
(New Oxford American Dictionary)
Fun things to do
Complete the story below by filling in the blanks. You can select from the words at the end of the story. Hint: each word is used only once.
Willie: “Did I tell you my crazy aunt is coming to visit us again?”
Millie: “No. Even though you think she’s crazy, I know she’s ___________ to your heart.
Willie: “True. One reason is she’s nutty but she has a heart of __________.”
Millie: “Speaking of that, how’s your science project on minerals coming?”
Willie: “Good. I’m almost done. I hope I get a good grade because I’ve ___________ my heart into it.”
Millie: “When the grades come out, I’ll know if you did good or not.”
Willie: “How will you know if I don’t tell you?”
Millie: “Easy, Silly. You wear your heart on your ___________.”
Willie: “Am I that obvious?”
Millie: “I promise you are. From the ___________of my heart. Have you told your parents you don’t want to go to that family picnic?”
Willie: “Nope. I haven’t _______ the heart to tell them yet. It’s always so boring. Same thing every year. I could recite what they do by ________.”
Word choice: gold, poured, heart, sleeve, bottom, close, had
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